Guests 2022

After the last two years of lockdowns and virtual meet-ups, with international borders opening across the world, people are re-connecting.  Doc Edge Festival is no exception, our guests, both here in Aotearoa New Zealand and from other parts of the world are keen to get into the same space, to connect, share and laugh.  We thank everyone who attended Doc Edge this year either in person or virtually.

Decision Makers

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Angela Mann
Executive Producer
Factual (ANZ) Discovery Inc

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Arran Birchenough
Director of Sales
Getty Images

Droandi Martina

Droandi Martina
Sales & Acquisitions
Autlook Filmsales

Emile Guertin

Emile Guertin
Senior Producer
Al Jazeera Media Network

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Fergus Grady
Acquisitions Manager
Limelight Distribution

Hedva

Hedva Goldschmidt
Managing Director/Distributor
Go2Films

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James Brooke
Company Director
Department of Post

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Jane Mote
Consultant Editor
The Whickers

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Jill McNabb
Head Sales &  Marketing
Vendetta Films

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Kath Akuhuta-Brown
Director/Producer
Māori Television

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Lauren Valmadre
Head of Industry, AIDC

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Lucie Kon
Commissioning Editor
BBC

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Luke Murray
Theatrical Manager
Madman Entertainment NZ

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Maëlle Guengues
Cat & Docs

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Malinda Wink
Global Director
Good Pitch

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Mareva Leu
Festival Director
Festival International du Film documentaire Océanien

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Mita Suri
Programme Producer
Sheffield Doc Fest

Natasha Gadd

Natasha Gadd
CEO, AIDC

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Oliver Leroy
Investment Executive
NZ Film Commission

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Ravi Bajbai
South China Morning Post

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Sue Woodfield
Chief Content Officer
NHNZ Worldwide

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Summer Wharekawa
Local Content Manager, Commissioner
Māori & Pasifika at TVNZ

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Sunah Kim
Head of Industry
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival

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Syed Imran Hussain Kirmany
Director
Dhaka DocLab

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Tareq Ahmed
Director
Dhaka DocLab

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Thomas Robins
Producer, Director
Sky Originals

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Yoko Imai
Executive Producer
NHK Enterprises

Speakers

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Alex West
Head of Documentary
Screen Australia

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Amit Madheshiya
Director

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Arash Tayebi
CEO, Kara Technologies Ltd

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Cameron Harland
Chief Executive
NZ On Air

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Corinne van Egeraat
Director

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Dale Corlett
Head Talent Development
NZ Film Commission

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Dame Gaylene Preston
Doc Edge Superhero

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Richard Harris
Executive Producer
Minderoo Pictures

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Faisal Zahid
Emerging Tech Consultant

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Gabo Arora
Founder and Creative Director,
LightShed

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Karen Te O Kahurangi Waaka-Tibble
Pou Whakahaere
NZ Film Commission

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Karl Malakunas
Director

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Kate Stevenson & Chris White
DOTDOT

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Kath Akuhuta-Brown
Director/Producer
Māori Television

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Kathryn Ariana Graham
NZ Film Commission

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Lanita Ririnui
Executive Director
Ngā Aho Whakaari

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Kura Turuwhenua

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Leanne Saunders
Head of Development & Production
NZ Film Commission

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Magnus Gertten
Director

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Manukaroa Anderson
Māori Television

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Maya Daisy Hawke
Editor

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Meg Smaker
Director

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Paul Sutorius
Editor

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Raqi Syed
Program Director
Victoria University of Wellington

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Richard Falla
Senior 3D Animator
Kara Technologies

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Rob Vickery
Founder, Hillfarrance Venture Capital

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Ruby Yang
Oscar winning Director

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Shirley Abraham
Director

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Taane Mete
Wellness Trainer

Industry Guests

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Anusha Duray
NITV

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Gerben Cath
Founder
South Seas Film School

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Hollie Fifer
Doc Society

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Jan Rofekamp
Films Transit

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Margot Francis
Editor

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Sacha Handsaker
Documentary Tutor
South Seas Film School

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Spencer Stone 
Development & Series Producer
Greenstone TV

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Tash Christie
Head of Factual & Executive Producer
Greenstone TV